World Affairs Council of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) AND THE GLOBAL ART MARKET
2022-03-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are best described as “bitcoin for art.” NFTs allow pictures, videos, music, or anything other form of visual or digital culture to be to be traded, stored or authenticate. NFTs allow artits to see and protect their digitial creations as the block-chain technology means NFTs cannot be duplicated without permission. However, because there is no real oversight or regulation, NFTs are easy to exploit. Louise Carron, an associate at Klaris law, will be helping us understand this new frontier in the global art trade.
Louise Carron is an Associate at Klaris Law who is passionate about advising entrepreneurs, start-ups, and nonprofits across creative industries. Primarily focusing on contract matters, copyright use, and new technologies, Louise particularly enjoys helping artists protect their creations, rights, and legacies.
Prior to joining Klaris Law, Louise spent three years as the Executive Director of the Center for Art Law, where she ran daily operations, taught workshops on legal basics for artists, and mentored interns. She also worked on various transactional and litigation matters with J. Greenberger PLLC.
Louise has written on numerous topics at the junction of art and law, including street art and NFTs, and she is a regular contributor to the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law (EASL) Journal published by the New York State Bar Association. She appeared on various panels and podcasts, co-chairs the EASL Pro-Bono Steering Committee, and is a member of the Art Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. She also serves as secretary of the Center for Art Law’s board of directors.
Louise grew up Paris, France, where she pursued a double Bachelor’s in French Law and Common Law and a Master’s in Comparative Business Law. She also earned an LL.M from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (NY) with a concentration in Fashion, Art, Media and Entertainment Law. She lives in Brooklyn and is admitted to practice in New York State.

Webinar: Educating for the Global World of Work
2022-03-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
March Educator PD Session: Educating for the Global World of Work
Thursday March 17, 2022 from 4-5pm
Register here to receive a Zoom Link prior to the event.
About the Program: What skills are needed to succeed in a fast-paced, technologically advanced, and globalized economy? In this session, we will discuss ways in which to bring career exploration into your subject area and highlight enrichment opportunities available for students to set themselves up for success. Teachers will hear from a panel of individuals from organizations focused on technical education and experiential learning that help students prepare for the jobs of the future. We will also reflect on how this work contributes to the Asia Society’s “Investigate the World” global competency theme as well as P21’s “Life and Career Skills” focus. This session is open for middle and high school teachers of all subject areas and teachers have the opportunity to earn 1 CEU for participating in this session.
Panelists Include:

Heather Ackels, Executive Director of INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati
Jeff Brokamp, Vice President of Education at Junior Achievement of OKI Partners

The View of Ukraine from Capitol Hill - A Town Hall Discussion with Senator Portman
2022-03-23 18:30 - 19:15 | Virtual Event
Join us for this World Affairs Council town hall event featuring Senator Robert Portman (OH) Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus! Senator Portman will share his perspective on the rapidly unfolding war in Ukraine and the current efforts the Senate Ukraine Caucus followed by an open Q&A session with the community moderated by the World Affairs Council.

One World Gala & Global Trivia Competition
2022-04-01 18:00 - 22:00 | Memorial Hall OTR, 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, United States
The World Affairs Council – Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky is excited to invite to you the ninth annual One World Gala & Global Trivia Competition. As the Council’s only fundraiser during the year, we need your support to continue increasing students’ global skills for our world.
Play your part in these highly anticipated events that support ongoing educational and cultural programs designed to help students in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky live, work, and lead globally.
With Kristyn Hartman, WCPO Evening Anchor, as our emcee, the evening is sure to be the loudest gala in town! You will enjoy plenty of delicious food and drink along with a program to delight and get you thinking about the world! We love to explore the globe by playing international trivia with our guests. The competition is not to be missed!

April Meeting for Munich Sister City Association of Greater Cincinnati
2022-04-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Northern Row 111 W McMicken Cincinnati OH 45202
The April meeting is scheduled for:
Wednesday, 4/6/22 from 6:00-7:00 pm
Hello all,
Please join us for the next Munich Sister City Association meeting IN-PERSON on April 6th, 2022 at NORTHERN ROW 111 W McMicken Cincinnati 45202 with plenty of Parking 6-7 p.m. They also have tasty food and plenty of liquid libation.
Check out their website here!
Additionally, donations are sought to raise $200,000.00 for fellow Cincinnati Sister City – Kharkiv, Ukraine
Donations can be sent to
the Red Cross office in Kharkiv, Cincinnati-Kharkiv Sister City Partnership or CKSCP to Bob Derge, Treasurer
7090 Michael Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

Update from the Border: Community Conversation toward Welcoming Migrants
2022-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Arrupe Overlook Gallagher Student Center at Xavier University

Healing our Political Divides: A Climate Conversation
2022-04-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Arrupe Overlook Gallagher Student Center at Xavier University
The Ethics/Religion and Society Program and the Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, in collaboration with Take it On and the Building Bridges Restorative Justice Project, warmly welcome former Congressmen Robert Inglis (R-SC) and Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) to campus on Monday, April 11th for a conversation “across the aisle” concerning the respective roles of social, political and economic institutions (government and the market) in promoting Climate Action.
Robert Inglis, J.D., is the Executive Director of republicEn.org, a growing grassroots community of over 10,000 Americans educating the country about free-enterprise solutions to climate change. Elected to the U.S. Congress in 1992, he represented Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, from 1993-1998 and from 2004 -2010. In 2011, Inglis went full-time into promoting free enterprise action on climate change and in July 2012 launched the Energy and Enterprise Initiative, later to become republicEn.org, Hosted at the George Mason University Foundation, this 501(c)(3) organization educates, recruits and organizes conservative voices for action on climate change. Inglis was a Resident Fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics in 2011, a Visiting Energy Fellow at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment in 2012, and Resident Fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics in 2014, and for his work on climate change Inglis was given the 2015 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Inglis grew up in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, went to Duke University for college, met and married his college sweetheart, graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and practiced commercial real estate law in Greenville, S.C.,before and between his years in Congress. Bob and Mary Anne Inglis have fivechildren (a son and four daughters). They live on a small farm in northern Greenville County, South Carolina.
Daniel Lipinski, Ph.D., is currently President of Lipinski Solutions, LLC, a consulting company. Dr. Lipinski represented the Third District of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from 2005 to 2021. A rarity in contemporary politics, Lipinski was known as a highly knowledgeable and effective lawmaker who worked to bring people together across the aisle to solve problems. He authored 18 laws in a wide variety of issue areas including laws which boosted American manufacturing, increased research funding for the National Science Foundation, spurred technological innovation, protected the environment and fought climate change, empowered victims of sexual assault, expanded consumers’ rights, and honored veterans. Lipinski served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee where he chaired the Subcommittee on Rail, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials as well as the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee where he chaired and served as ranking member of the Research and Technology Subcommittee. After completing a B.S. (Northwestern University) and an M.S. (Stanford University) in engineering, Lipinski earned his Ph.D. in American Politics from Duke University and won the American Political Science Association’s Carl Albert Dissertation Award for best dissertation in legislative studies. He authored Congressional Communication: Content and Consequences (University of Michigan Press) as well as several articles and book chapters on Congress and the legislative process. Most recently, he has published articles in First Things, America, The Atlantic, and Public Discourse, as well as op-eds in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune. He also has a chapter in Under the Iron Dome: Congress from the Inside (Routledge 2021).
Please join us for what promises to be an engaging conversation “across the aisle”.
Monday, April 11th at the Arrupe Overlook, Gallagher Student Center, Xavier University.
5:30pm: Informal reception 6:00pm: Main discussion followed by Q and A.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact James Helmer (helmerj@xavier.edu), Mack Mariani (marianim@xavier.edu) or Christo Fosse (fossec@xavier.edu).

Fractured Himalaya: Understanding India-China Bilateral Relations with Nirupama Rao
2022-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
The World Affairs Council of Orange County presents:
“Fractured Himalaya: Understanding India-China Bilateral Relations”
With
Nirupama Rao
(Indian Foreign Secretary (ret.), Indian Ambassador to China, Sri Lanka, United States)
Moderated by Lisa Curtis
(Sr Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program
Center for a New American Security (CNAS))
and Clayton Dube
(Director of U.S.-China Institute, University of Southern California (USC)
Faculty, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism)
A Zoom Webinar event
Thursday, April 14th, 2021 at 9:00 AM PDT, 12:00 PM EST
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Speaker Bio:
Nirupama Rao is a former Indian Foreign Service officer. She retired as Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the senior most position in the Foreign Service, being the second woman to occupy the post (2009-2011). She was the first woman spokesperson (2001-02) of the Indian foreign office. She served as India’s first woman High Commissioner (Ambassador) to Sri Lanka (2004-2006) and to the People’s Republic of China (2006-2009).
She was Ambassador of India to the United States from 2011 to 2013. In retirement she has taught at various universities, including as a Senior Visiting Fellow in International and Public Affairs at the Watson Institute at Brown University where she has taught an undergraduate senior’s course on “India in the World” and George Ball Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
Ambassador Rao was a Fellow at the India-China Institute of The New School, New York in 2016, Public Policy Fellow at The Wilson Center, Washington D.C. in 2017 and Pacific Leadership Fellow at the School of Global Politics and Strategy, University of California at San Diego in 2019. She was a Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow from 2015-2016 and a Practitioner-in-Residence at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy in 2017.
She is a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, a member of the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, on the Board of the Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER), and a Councilor on the World Refugee and Migration Council. She is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the US India Business Council. She has an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (2012) from Pondicherry University, India. She is a staunch believer in the power of social media as an advocacy platform for policy and currently has over 1.3 million followers on Twitter.
If you are interested in purchasing Rao’s book, you can find it here: https://amzn.to/3hKcpq6
Moderator Bios
Lisa Curtis is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). She is a foreign policy and national security expert with over 20 years of service in the U.S. government, including at the NSC, CIA, State Department, and Capitol Hill. Her work has centered on U.S. policy toward the Indo-Pacific and South Asia, with a particular focus on U.S.- India strategic relations; Quad (U.S., Australia, India, and Japan) cooperation; counterterrorism strategy in South and Central Asia; and China’s role in the region.
Ms. Curtis served as Deputy Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for South and Central Asia from 2017-2021 under three successive National Security Advisors. During her tenure at the NSC, she coordinated U.S. policy development and implementation of the South Asia Strategy approved by the President in 2017 and was a key contributor to the Indo-Pacific Strategic Framework, which included expanding Quad security cooperation. She coordinated policies designed to strengthen the U.S.-India defense, diplomatic, and trade partnership, resulting in a widely recognized elevation of the relationship. Ms. Curtis also coordinated development of the U.S. Strategy toward Central Asia, to include facilitating new partnerships with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
From 2006–2017, Ms. Curtis was Senior Fellow on South Asia at The Heritage Foundation, where her responsibilities included research, writing, regular media appearances, and frequent Congressional testimony. She also served as Professional Staff Member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, handling the South Asia portfolio for former Chairman of the Committee, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) from 2003–2006. Before that, she worked as a Senior Advisor in the South Asia Bureau at the State Department, where she developed and coordinated U.S. policy on India-Pakistan relations. In the late 1990s, she worked as a senior analyst on South Asia at the CIA, and from 1994–1998 served at the U.S. Embassies in Pakistan and India.
Ms. Curtis has published commentary in Foreign Policy, The National Interest, CNN.com, NPR.org, and other media outlets and made multiple appearances on CNN, Fox News, BBC, PBS, MSNBC, and C-SPAN.
Ms. Curtis received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Indiana University in December 1990.
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Clayton Dube:
As director of the USC U.S.-China Institute since 2006, Clayton Dube oversees a variety of research, training, and outreach initiatives. Dube first lived and taught in China in 1982-85. A historian, he examined how economic and political change in China since 1900 affected the lives of ordinary people. He’s gone on to focus on how Americans and Chinese see each other and how governments work to influence those views. He’s currently focused on 1) the promise and limits of U.S.-China economic, scientific, and cultural collaboration and 2) strengthening teaching about China and the rest of East Asia through the USCI’s professional development programs.
Dube headed the team producing the twelve-episode Assignment: China documentary series on American media coverage of China and he’s consulted on other films. He guides US-China Today, a student-driven web magazine. For years he wrote USCI’s popular Talking Points newsletter. He is frequently called upon by American and Chinese broadcast and print media to comment on current affairs.
Dube serves as a director of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia and on the editorial board of Education about Asia. He was associate editor of Modern China and he’s served on the executive committees of the USC Center for International Studies and the Center for International Business Education and Research and on the advisory board of television’s LinkAsia. Since 2012, Dube has managed Chinapol, a large private discussion list for China specialists in research, media, and government.
Prior to coming to USC, Dube led several UCLA Asia Institute programs. These included teacher training efforts and AsiaMedia and Asia Pacific Arts, both of which had over one million readers annually. The author of several teaching guides, Dube has earned teaching awards at three universities. In 2012 he received the Perryman Fund Social Studies Educator of the Year award.

EACC Coffee & Commerce: Economic Development - Millions of Miles, Thousands of Stories
2022-04-20 08:00 - 09:30 | Lindner Family Tennis Center
Join us for our third Coffee & Commerce event. In collaboration with the City of Mason, we would like to pay tribute to Neil Hensley who started and led the Greater Cincinnati International Economic Development Attraction Program for the CincinnatiUSA Regional Chamber for 30 years and is finishing a 40 year career.
Let Neil take you on a journey of his regionally impactful career recruiting foreign investment and jobs from all corners of the globe. His story is historical and at times, hysterical. The results & relationships that he seeded are visible and felt today by all of us who continue this mission.

Soledad O’Brien Promises of Change: Journalism Through an Equity Lens
2022-04-20 10:30 - 23:30 | Virtual Event
WorldOregon presents the 2022 International Speaker Series: Intersections
Celebrating its 22nd season, WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series puts you virtually in the room with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world.  This year’s series, presented exclusively online, brings to WorldOregon audiences four of the globe’s brightest, boldest thinkers and advocates discussing race and social justice, sovereign rights, confronting aggression, and resilience and humanity in the face of crisis.
April 20, 7:30 PM
Soledad O’Brien
Promises of Change: Journalism Through an Equity Lens
Award-winning Broadcast Journalist
Twitter: @soledadobrien
May 10, 7:30 PM
Rebecca Nagle
Nations within a Nation: Tribal Sovereignty 101
Activist-Writer and Citizen of the Cherokee Nation
Twitter: @rebeccanagle
May 26, 6:30 PM
Fiona Hill
Balancing Act: Russia, U.S., & the World
Senior Fellow, Center on the U.S. & Europe, Brookings Institution
June 7, 6:30 PM
Lynsey Addario
Of Love & War: Humanity & Resilience on the Front Lines
Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist
Twitter: @lynseyaddario
The 2022 International Speaker Series will be streamed live online | Note: all times are PDT*
* Ticket-purchasers will receive a password-protected link following the online event to view or re-watch the program within a limited, 2-day window.

Taking Action: Using Service-Learning to Develop Global Competency for Teachers
2022-04-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
Teacher Professional Development Workshop

How can we inspire students to apply concepts that they’ve learned in the classroom to the real world? In this session, we will discuss how service-learning creates opportunities for students to take action and develop the planning, leadership, and cultural and community awareness skills necessary for success in this interconnected world. Educators and other professionals working with service-learning initiatives will share their insights on what components are necessary for a successful service-learning experience and how teachers can implement these experiences in their own school or classroom.
This session is open for middle and high school teachers of all subject areas and teachers have the opportunity to earn CEU/contact hour credit for participating in this session.
Learning Outcomes
Teachers will be able to:

Identify how service-learning addresses the “Take Action” domain of the Asia Society Global Competence matrix and P21’s Leadership and Responsibility skills.
Explain how service-learning can lead to an enhanced understanding of academic content.
Identify resources they can use to develop and implement a service-learning project in their classrooms.
Discuss best practices for implementing service-learning in an educational setting and making experiences meaningful and relevant to students.

Speakers
Ms. Rachel Kemper (’91), Saint Ursula Academy, Director of Global and Service Learning
Wendy Silvius, Indian Hill High School, Social Studies Department | Experiential Learning & Internships

Ukraine Benefit Concert Featuring Dmitri & Anna Shelest
2022-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Greaves Concert Hall

Beyond Barbed Wire - A Family's Living Legacy of the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII
2022-05-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Denny Kato shares his family’s living legacy of the Japanese internment camps in WWII.

About this event

As a schoolboy, nobody believed Dennis Kato when he told them that his father’s parents and their families had been forced into incarceration camps simply because they were of Japanese descent. He is speaking up again now in hopes that you believe this happened in America.
About the speaker:
Denny Kato is a graduate of Walnut Hills High School and the University of Cincinnati.

Public Health Requirements:
This will be a hybrid program, with limited tickets available for on-site seating. It will also be livestreamed online to those who have reserved tickets. Online participants will be able to hear and participate in live Q&A after the lecture.

Lecture Series Sponsor:
Huseman Group’s Cincinnati headquarters have been based in Walnut Hills for more than 50 years, and the Group takes pride in the dynamic history of this diverse and vibrant neighborhood. The Group’s exponential growth in the early 2000s was largely due to a passion for and expertise in historic renovation—they value history and know that it is important to preserve the past in order to learn and grow into the future.

EACC Young Professionals Executive Insights Series: Todd Schwartz, Executive Director, EACC Greater Cincinnati
2022-05-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Corkopolis
Young professionals in the Greater Cincinnati region are invited to attend the EACC Young Professionals Executive Insights event on May 3 featuring Todd Schwartz, Executive Director, European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) Greater Cincinnati.
Todd Schwartz retired from the Foreign Service of the United States in September 2015 with the personal rank of Counselor (roughly equivalent to Brigadier General).
Mr. Schwartz joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer in 1987. His overseas postings included Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Qatar, the Philippines, Kuwait (Counselor for Economic Affairs), Canada (Principal Officer in Winnipeg, Manitoba), and Iraq (Counselor for Economic Affairs). His assignments in Washington have included tours as Director for the Office of Iraq Economic Affairs, Director of the Office of Iran Affairs, and as an assessor with the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service. He received numerous awards throughout his career, including three Superior Honor Awards, six Meritorious Honor Awards, and the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award.
Mr. Schwartz joined the EACC Greater Cincinnati as Executive Director in 2017.
About EACC Greater Cincinnati
The European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) of Greater Cincinnati is a dynamic network of European and American businesses and organizations working together to support the growth of trade and investment between the Cincinnati region and Europe. Our role is to foster relationships and build connections that enable European investors to find success here and American investors and exporters to do the same in Europe. We are ‘Where Europeans and Americans Connect to do Business.’
Established in 2007, the EACC of Greater Cincinnati was the first EACC chapter in the United States. Our network connects over 750 member companies through chapters and offices in Paris, Lyon, the Netherlands, New York, the Carolinas and Florida, with new chapters planned in the U.S. and Europe. We are a not-for-profit, non-governmental, non-political business association that is 100 percent member funded.
About the Executive Insights Series:
The Executive Insight Series offers exclusive events where young professionals have the opportunity to connect with top-level global business executives in the Greater Cincinnati region. Attendees have the opportunity to hear the featured executive share his or her career journey, while also discussing professional development, career success, and what it means to be a future global leader. Each event also includes a question and answer session.
Who are the EACC Young Professionals?
The Young Professionals of the EACC are dynamic, internationally-minded 21-35 year old individuals, who connect with European business and culture through a series of social and professional development events.

Munich Sister City Association May Meeting
2022-05-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Northern Row Taproom
The May meeting is scheduled for:
Wednesday, 5/4/22 from 6:30-7:30 pm
Hallo,
The Munich Sister City Association will host Marty Kunkel from the Donauschwaben to talk about their History in WW I.
Join us at the Northern Row Taproom 111 w McMicken
Near Philippus Church in OTR
Please RSVP 513 582-7525 or email
Utemunich@icloud.com
Check out Northern Row’s website here!
Sincerely yours
Ute Päpke President

Responding to Global Health Challenges
2022-05-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
How do global health challenges affect people living in New Hampshire? How can the United States best cooperate with other nations to achieve the common good of public health? How do we best prepare to respond to pandemics in the future?
The World Affairs Council of New Hampshire is happy to host a discussion on responding to global health challenges, with Mark Lagon of the Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The organization exists to advocate support in the U.S. for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), an independent, multilateral financing entity designed to raise significant resources and accelerate efforts to end the AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria epidemics. The Global Fund has also played a major role in COVID-19 response efforts in countries that receive its support through its “COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM)”. After Lagon’s opening remarks, a moderated Question and Answer session will follow.
We hope you can join us for this important online event!
Online – www.wacnh.org

About the Speaker
Mark Lagon is a specialist on global health, human rights, human trafficking, and global institutions. He is Chief Policy Officer at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria—where he coordinates the non-profit’s Administration and congressional outreach, policy advocacy and coalition management, and research content. He is also Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum, and Adjunct Professor in the Masters of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) Program at Georgetown University.
He previously served as President of Freedom House, a non-profit that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights. Before that he was Executive Director and CEO of the leading anti-human trafficking nonprofit, Polaris.
In the Executive Branch, he served in three successive roles at the Department of State: member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff; Deputy Assistant Secretary of International Organization Affairs; and finally Ambassador-at-Large directing the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
He is co-editor of the 2014 book, Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions. He received his Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University, and A.B. from Harvard University.

Rebecca Nagle - Nations within a Nation: Tribal Sovereignty 101
2022-05-10 10:30 - 23:30 | Virtual Event
WorldOregon presents the 2022 International Speaker Series: Intersections
Celebrating its 22nd season, WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series puts you virtually in the room with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world.  This year’s series, presented exclusively online, brings to WorldOregon audiences four of the globe’s brightest, boldest thinkers and advocates discussing race and social justice, sovereign rights, confronting aggression, and resilience and humanity in the face of crisis.
May 10, 7:30 PM

Rebecca Nagle
Nations within a Nation: Tribal Sovereignty 101
Activist-Writer and Citizen of the Cherokee Nation
Twitter: @rebeccanagle
May 26, 6:30 PM
Fiona Hill
Balancing Act: Russia, U.S., & the World
Senior Fellow, Center on the U.S. & Europe, Brookings Institution
June 7, 6:30 PM
Lynsey Addario
Of Love & War: Humanity & Resilience on the Front Lines
Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist
Twitter: @lynseyaddario
The 2022 International Speaker Series will be streamed live online | Note: all times are PDT*
* Ticket-purchasers will receive a password-protected link following the online event to view or re-watch the program within a limited, 2-day window.

An Evening with Lech Walesa, Former President of Poland, Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Leader
2022-05-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event
Join us for a conversation with former President of Poland Lech Walesa. Ticket sales will go towards assisting Ukrainian refugees.

About this event

*PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE PAGE FOR LIVESTREAM /VIRUAL TICKETS ONLY
FOR LIVE IN PERSON TICKETS use this link

Join us in conversation with President Lech Wałęsa, former president of Poland, Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader, and founder of the Lech Wałęsa Institute.
We’ll explore how President Wałęsa pulled Poland into the democratic fold, what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for the region, and how we can help Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis.
All ticket proceeds from this event will go to the Lech Wałęsa Institute in aid of Ukrainian refugees.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Co-Presented With:
UCONN Dodd Center for Human Rights
World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts
World Affairs Forum – Stamford, CT
World Affairs Council Dallas Fort Worth
Global Santa Fe World Affairs Council New Jersey
World Affairs Council of Maine
World Affairs Council of El Paso
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville
World Affairs Council of San Antonio
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Columbus Council on World Affairs
World Affairs Council of Tacoma
World Affairs Council of Northwest Ohio
World Affairs Council of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston

Outer Space with Charles Doarn - SOLD OUT
2022-05-13 13:00 - 15:00 | UC’s Victory Parkway Campus, 2220 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH, 45206
A partner program with OLLI at UC

How should the United States approach the new crowded outer space? The launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957 marked the beginning of the space era and of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. In the 21st century, there are many more participants in space, including countries such as India and China, and commercial companies such as SpaceX. How will the United States fare in a crowded outer space? This session is part of the Great Decisions program through Foreign Policy Association and the World Affairs Council partners with OLLI at UC to bring you this program.
Speaker Biography
Charles Doarn serves as the inaugural director of UC’s Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration. In addition, he is a Research Professor and the MPH Program Director and Division Director of Public Health Sciences, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine. He also has academic appointments at the full professor level in Political Science at UC, Aerospace Medicine at Wright State University, and Emergency Medicine at George Washington University. He currently provides subject matter expertise in aerospace medicine to NASA’s Chief Health and Medical Officer and serves as the co-chair of Federal Telehealth Working Group for the U.S. Government. Professor Doarn has worked closely the NATO, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State as a Fulbright Specialist.
He received his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) from The Ohio State University in 1980 and an MBA from the University of Dayton in 1988. Additional training includes the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Ashburn, VA and Advanced Program Management at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, VA.
As the Editor-in-Chief of the Telemedicine and e-Health Journal (since 2005), Doarn is a recognized leader in telemedicine and telehealth as a scholar and teacher, having published 7 books, over 400 manuscripts, editorials, federal reports and nearly 50 book chapters. Doarn is an editor of the 4th edition of Space Physiology and Medicine: Evidence to Practice (ISBN 978-1-4939-6650-9); an editor of A Multinational Telemedicine System for Disaster Response: Opportunities and Challenges. NATO Publication (ISBN 978-1-61499-727-6); an editor of Engineering, Life Sciences, and Health/Medicine Synergy in Aerospace Human Systems Integration. The Rosetta Stone Project. NASA SP-2017-633. (ISBN 978-1-62683-044-8); and Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Telepresence: Principles, Strategies, Applications and New Directions. Editors. R Latifi, CR Doarn, RC Merrell. Springer, New York. ISBN 978-3-030-56916-7. 2021. He recently completed NASA’s Mishap Investigation Flight Surgeon Handbook – NASA SP-2020-5006891.
Professor Doarn is a fellow of the ATA and the Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), an Honorary NASA Flight Surgeon, and recipient of the Astronaut’s award, the Silver Snoopy for his work in Telemedicine for NASA worldwide. In May 2016, Professor Doarn was recognized by the ATA with the 2016 Individual Leadership Award for his efforts nationally and internationally in telemedicine. He and his co-authors were recognized with the IAA’s 2018 Luigi Napolitano Book Award in the Life Sciences.
Interested in reading more, make sure to check out these books:
1. Engineering, Life Sciences, and Health/Medicine Synergy in Aerospace Human Systems Integration. The Rosetta Stone Project. Editors. RS Williams and CR Doarn. NASA SP-2017-633. NASA, Washington DC. ISBN 978-1-62683-044-8.
Free by looking at this website.
2. Space Physiology and Medicine – from Evidence to Practice, 4th edition. Editors: A Nicogossian, CL Huntoon, RS Williams, CR Doarn, V Schneider, and JD Polk. 2016. Springer, New York. DOI-10.1007/978-1-4939-6652-3. ISBN 978-1-4939-6650-9 / e-book – ISBN 978-1-4939-6652-3

Small World Cafe - Disinformation around the World
2022-05-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Join us for this Small World Cafe event brought to you in partnership with the World Affairs Council – Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky and Gulf Coast Diplomacy. In the month of May we’re exploring the impact of misinformation and disinformation around the world with Dr. Jeffrey Blevins of the University of Cincinnati!

Dr. Blevins is a Professor in the Journalism Department. Tenured in the Department of English & Comparative Literature, he also holds affiliate appointments in Department of Political Science and The Cincinnati Project. His Scholarship is grounded in U.S. telecommunication law and policy and engages critical political economy theory. Dr. Blevins’ published research has examined media ownership regulation, First Amendment jurisprudence on media ownership regulation, Internet media policy and the politics of the telecommunication policymaking process. He has provided expertise on electronic media regulation and Federal Communications Commission policymaking to international, national, regional and local news media. In 2009 Dr. Blevins served as a federal grant reviewer for the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program administered by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He is a frequent opinion-editorial columnist for major news outlets, including USA Today, The Cincinnati Enquirer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and other venues.

Japanese Language - Level 2
2022-05-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church
You Will Learn:
This class is for “Advanced beginners,” including those who have completed our “Introduction to Japanese Language” class, and others who have previously studied beginning-level Japanese and wish to have a review along with new material. The class will focus on practical Japanese words, grammar, and sentence patterns that are immediately useful for conversation, travel, and basic business communication. You will also continue learning two basic Japanese scripts: hiragana and katakana.
This is an in-person (not online) course designed for adults (minimum age: 16 years).
Participants can join via Zoom if they wish, but please note that the class is primarily intended for in-person attendance.
If you are interested in taking the course for business purposes, please ask your company about tuition reimbursement.
Materials (to purchase on your own)
Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version
Purchase on Amazon here.
During the 10 weeks, we hope to complete the second half of the text, and if time allows, move forward with new material.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! (We have space for 8 total)
Cost:
$350 – JASGC Members
$450 – Non-members
$175 – Full-Time Students (Members)
$225 – Full-Time Students (Non-Members)
Please note that the University of Cincinnati is a JASGC member, and the membership discount applies to UC faculty, staff, and full-time students.
Please register using your company, organization, or school-designated email address to help us verify your membership status.
If you are not sure whether your school or organization is a JASGC member, please ask us!
Time:
May 17-July 19 (10 weeks)
Every Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location:
Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church
5950 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati 45213
Plenty of free parking on site.
Max Class Size:
8 People
Refund Policy:
Please check your schedule carefully before registering for this class. We will gladly issue a full refund two weeks before the course start date. For cancellations after that, we will issue a credit for the next time the course is offered. Thank you for your understanding.

Japan America Community Night with FC Cincinnati
2022-05-21 18:00 - 20:30 | TQL Stadium
Let’s show our support for FC Cincinnati and their powerful Japanese striker, Yuya Kubo, currently the only Japanese (and our only known-Asian) MLS player in the United States.
Take advantage of discounted tickets for this event, courtesy FC Cincinnati, in one of several sections of TQL Stadium reserved for JASGC members, friends, and anyone who wishes to purchase tickets via this link.
Use code JACN22 for the discount.
(This discount is available through May 9 only. For tickets after that date, please contact Brandon Jones at FC Cincinnati.)
We are pleased to be able to offer this event in May, during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. According to Wikipedia, the US Congress chose the month of May for two reasons: On May 7, 1843, the first Japanese immigrant arrived in the United States. And more than two decades later, on May 10, 1869, the “Golden Spike” was driven into the First Transcontinental Railroad, which made heavy use of Chinese labor. Since its inception, awareness of AAPI Heritage Month has grown considerably, with more events taking place in Greater Cincinnati this year than ever before.

Sip for a Cause at Rhinegeist!
2022-05-25 17:00 - 20:00 | Rhinegeist, 1910 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202
*There is no registration for this event.
Each month, Rhinegeist highlights four local non-profit organizations that are brewing positive change in our community. Grab a pint on Wednesdays from 5-8 pm, receive a token with each pint purchase and vote for your non-profit of choice, WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL!, by placing your token in their designated box! You may also make a monetary donation in any box. Our big night we will be at Rhinegeist is May 25 from 5-8! We hope to see you there!
At the end of the month, each organization receives a donation based upon the amount of “votes” they receive, while the organization with the most votes receives a bonus. So grab your pals, grab a pint, and support our local non-profits!

2022 EACC Annual Gala at Cincinnati Music Hall
2022-05-25 17:30 - 21:00 | Cincinnati Music Hall
Join us for our Annual Gala on May 25, 2022 at Cincinnati Music Hall.

The EACC Annual Gala Dinner, presented by Altix Consulting and Modula, is a celebration of the vibrant international business community of Greater Cincinnati. Each year this sold-out event brings together top regional decision makers and international business leaders to demonstrate the positive impact of the commercial and business ties that connect the Cincinnati tri-state region and Europe.
The Gala Dinner is also an opportunity for the EACC to invite European dignitaries to our region as guests of honor and keynote speakers. Visiting foreign ambassadors and dignitaries are consistently impressed by the strength of the Greater Cincinnati international business community and the representation of European companies in the region.
This year, Her Excellency Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States of America will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker.

A Thousand Pebbles on the Ground - A Film by Toko Shiiki
2022-05-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church
Film Screening & Live Music in Honor of Asian American Heritage Month: An Evening with Toko Shiiki and Erik Santos
Film Screening, Live Music & Reception
in Honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander
Heritage Month
A Thousand Pebbles on the Ground, a short film by Japanese Filmmaker Toko Shiiki.
Synopsis: Roger is a medical lab technician near Philadelphia working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic; he is Chinese-American and facing rising anti-Asian sentiment. He’s grieving the loss of his father, but he loves to perform and make people laugh.
Q&A with Ms. Shiiki will follow the screening (running time: approximately 25 minutes).
The event will also feature live music by Erik Santos (musician, composer, and Associate Professor of Composition and Performing Arts Technology at the University of Michigan), sharing his father, Rosendo Santos’ music and personal story of moving to the US from the Philippines. At age 11, Rosendo Santos started composing band marches, instrumental and vocal scores, and Catholic masses. He was later named a UNESCO scholar and received the Composer of the Year Award. In Manila, he was Composer of the Year in 1956 and 1957 and won 12 prizes consecutively in composition contests. Most recently, he received the title of “The Philippine Composer of the Century.” (More information here.)
Registration includes light appetizers (軽食) from Mei Japanese Restaurant and two drink tickets. (Beverage Sponsor: Asahi Super Dry).

Fiona Hill - Balancing Act: Russia, U.S., & the World
2022-05-26 09:30 - 10:30 | Virtual Event
WorldOregon presents the 2022 International Speaker Series: Intersections
Celebrating its 22nd season, WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series puts you virtually in the room with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world.  This year’s series, presented exclusively online, brings to WorldOregon audiences four of the globe’s brightest, boldest thinkers and advocates discussing race and social justice, sovereign rights, confronting aggression, and resilience and humanity in the face of crisis.

May 26, 6:30 PM
Fiona Hill

Balancing Act: Russia, U.S., & the World
Senior Fellow, Center on the U.S. & Europe, Brookings Institution
June 7, 6:30 PM
Lynsey Addario
Of Love & War: Humanity & Resilience on the Front Lines
Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist
Twitter: @lynseyaddario
The 2022 International Speaker Series will be streamed live online | Note: all times are PDT*
* Ticket-purchasers will receive a password-protected link following the online event to view or re-watch the program within a limited, 2-day window.

Senior Fellow, Center on the U.S. & Europe, Brookings Institution

Creating Well-Informed, Responsible, and Curious Global Citizens
2022-05-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
Teacher Professional Development Workshop

How can we ignite students’ curiosity about the world around them and outside their immediate environment? In this session, we will discuss how to address global issues and become responsible global citizens while working collaboratively across diverse classrooms. Educators and other professionals working with a culturally aware mindset will share their insights on what components are necessary for a successful collaboration leveraging social and cultural differences and how teachers can implement these strategies in their school or classroom.
This session is open for middle and high school teachers of all subject areas and teachers have the opportunity to earn CEU/contact hour credit for participating in this session.
Learning Outcomes
Teachers will be able to

Identify how cultural awareness and responsibility addresses the “Investigate the World” domain of the Asia Society Global Competence matrix and P21’s Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Explain how cultural awareness can lead to an enhanced understanding of academic content.
Identify resources they can use to develop and implement a collaborative project in their classrooms.
Discuss best practices for implementing cultural awareness initiatives in an educational setting and making experiences meaningful and relevant to students.

Speakers
Mr. Joshua Amstutz, Math Department Head & Teacher Coordinator of the Academy of Global Studies at Winton Woods High School
Mr. Andrew Lock, Social Studies Department Head and Teacher within the Academy of Global Studies, American Studies at Winton Woods High School

Taft Business Roundtable: Hybrid Onshore/Offshore Strategies for Suppliers/Buyers
2022-05-31 08:30 - 10:00 | 1819 Innovation Hub
Join us for a discussion with experts, specialists and innovators on the topic of Hybrid Onshore/Offshore Strategies for Suppliers/Buyers. We are the epic center for goods and services distribution. Find out how geopolitics, technological innovations and other factors will impact how entrepreneurs can create, market and distribute products across the country and around the world.
Agenda:

8:30 Registration & lite refreshments
8:45 Opening remarks
9:00 Panel discussion
9:45 Q&A
10:00 Closing remarks

Some of the questions the panel may attempt to answer include:

Lessons learned from the supply chain bottlenecks
Just in time (JIT) dead or alive?
Is offshore manufacturing and supply chain obsolete?
How to reshore/onshore and what it means to cost and inflation?
Is there a hybrid onshore/offshore model for supply chain?
China-US decoupling or recoupling? Are there legitimate Indo Pacific substitutes to Chinese suppliers?

Lynsey Addario Of Love & War: Humanity & Resilience on the Front Lines
2022-06-07 09:30 - 10:30 | Virtual Event
WorldOregon presents the 2022 International Speaker Series: Intersections
Celebrating its 22nd season, WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series puts you virtually in the room with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world.  This year’s series, presented exclusively online, brings to WorldOregon audiences four of the globe’s brightest, boldest thinkers and advocates discussing race and social justice, sovereign rights, confronting aggression, and resilience and humanity in the face of crisis.
June 7, 6:30 PM

Lynsey Addario
Of Love & War: Humanity & Resilience on the Front Lines
Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist
Twitter: @lynseyaddario
The 2022 International Speaker Series will be streamed live online | Note: all times are PDT*
* Ticket-purchasers will receive a password-protected link following the online event to view or re-watch the program within a limited, 2-day window.

IDEA Summit 2022
2022-06-10 07:30 - 12:00 | St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (NKY Chamber) and St. Elizabeth Healthcare are partnering to host the first IDEA Summit – Building an Inclusive Community: The Business Case for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion powered by Fifth Third Bank. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to Noon on Friday, June 10, at the St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center (3861 Olympic Blvd., Erlanger, Ky., 41018) and will address removing barriers to employment, effective talent attraction and retention strategies, the importance of an inclusive workplace culture and building a plan for supplier diversity.
Tentative Event Schedule
7:30am – 8am: Registration/Breakfast/Networking
8am – 9am: Welcome and Keynote Speaker Stephanie A. Smith from Fifth Third
9am – 10am: Panel Discussion – All hands on deck: Removing Barriers to Employment. Panel moderator Dr. Eddie Howard, VP of Student Affairs at NKU.
Panel: John Hawkins MPI Consulting, Catrena Bowman-Thomas NKCAC, Alecia Webb-Edgington Life Learning Center, Paco Tello, Pefetti Van Melle
10am – 12pm: Break Out Sessions (Topics TBD)

Cost to Attend

Member Rate
$55

Future Member Rate
$70

NKYP Pass Rate
$50

Pre-registration is required. Click the “Register” button to reserve your seat! The NKY Chamber has a 48-hour cancellation policy for all events.
